San Jose, Calif. – December 17, 2014 – Today’s mobile-dependent travelers are demanding convenient guestroom charging of their personal mobile devices, while hoteliers and designers are searching for an attractive, functional, cost-effective solution. Bittel’s UNOMedia 5 is responding to that charging demand as well as offering an enhanced music player in a beautifully designed, space saving footprint. UNOMedia 5 combines the mobile functionality that travelers require with a brand-compliant alarm/clock/radio/telephone. The all-in-one UNOMedia 5 device serves as an ideal and stylish in-room amenity offering charging and NFC-enabled Bluetooth for wireless music playing.
“Bittel’s existing all-in-one units are un-surpassed; they provide a place for guests’ to recharge their intelligent devices (smartphone, tablet or other) keeping them in touch with email, contacts, and listening to their personal music,” said Mitch Heinlein, Bittel VP of Sales and Marketing. “With smaller nightsands and less clutter being desired by designers, UNOMedia 5 offers the industry’s smallest, most capable solution to respond to the functionality that today’s travelers demand the most. Equipped with four USB ports, a high powered rapid charger and wireless NFC-enabled Bluetooth speakers, UNOMedia 5 is everything today’s travelers, owners and designers could possibly want, beautifully wrapped in a sleek black-and-silver package.”
UNOMedia 5 features Bittel’s patented EasyCharge multi function cable to connect guest’s mobile devices for easy charging and playing. Supported devices include Apple lightning (iPhone 5 and 6 series, and new iPad), Micro USB (Android, Blackberry and Windows), Apple legacy (iPhone 4s and older), and audio 3.5mm (for music). The unit also features four USB charging ports designed for both standard and high powered USB charging requirements.
UNOMedia 5 Alarm Clock and Audio Features include:
- NFC Bluetooth Speaker
- Easy to use alarm clock/radio with snooze
- Time setting locked for Hotel personnel only
- Long life, rechargeable battery backups the clock display and alarm in the event of AC power outage
- Audio input for portable music player
- High Performance Sound System
- Daylight Saving Time auto change
UNOMedia 5 Telephone features include:
- Cordless (DECT) and corded models
- Analog and SIP models
- Single and two-line configurations
- Speakerphone
- Up to 10 programmable guest-service keys
“As with all Bittel Bluetooth-enabled products, UNOMedia 5 provides enhanced security for the hotel environment to prevent unauthorized pairing to the device,” Heinlein said. “Some in-room devices, if designed and intended for the residential market, will assign the same ID to groups or entire lines of in-room entertainment devices. If the hotel installs these residential units in its hotel rooms, multiple Bluetooth stations with the same ID can be very confusing for guests and present a security risk whereby guests connect to a Bluetooth station in a wrong room, whether intentionally or unintentionally.
“Not only can guests use their NFC-enabled Bluetooth phones to unlock hotel room doors and access kiosks, printers, fax machines and so on, but now, with UNOMedia 5, they can also carry on crystal clear phone conversations via the NFC-enabled Bluetooth speakerphone,” he said. “They also can retrieve messages from anywhere in the room and play their favorite music without fear that their content is being enjoyed by someone else in a room next door or across the hall. UNOMedia 5 is exactly what today’s travelers are expecting in the guestroom — and hoteliers and designers are equally as pleased.”
Bittel is currently taking orders for UNOMedia 5, and delivery will commence in late January. For more information on Bittel America’s full line of in-room equipment options, visit www.bittelamericas.com.
